As a Asian-American I support the Tiktok ban
Being Korean I've seen China's overreach such as the unofficial Hallyu ban over the THAAD missile/radar installation in South Korea. Then there's all the disputes in the South China Sea with countries like the Philippines. I don't believe in simply hating China especially over crude stereotypes at the same time we don't have to go the other extreme and idealize China.
Especially for the users here with American citizenship. You can only take being on China's side so far until its becomes treason. I mean with Tiktok its a matter of national security. China doesn't allow Youtube or Twitter or Facebook on its walled off internet so why is the US obligated to allow Tiktok in our country especially when it promotes destructive trends like the breaking into Kia "KIA boys" trends? Its just a nasty incubator for horrible cultural trends over all and the fact its by a Chinese company is just the cherry on top that justifies banning it.
I'm really annoyed by the blind loyalty to China that people on this sub have. China hasn't even done anything for the Asian diaspora especially the Asian male diaspora. They do the same dumb things like The Meg where they put in a white male lead for the chinese female love interest. Never once have they spoken out against violence against asians in America but they did reference Black Lives Matter to lecture the US government for some moral superiority points.
God knows America and the American government ain't perfect but for those of you that are US citizens you should really tread lightly because this isn't a game and your social media postings may haunt you in the future if the cold war with China gets more hot. There's also the matter of honor because fair or not we're always gonna be viewed with suspicions of having dual loyalties or even worse loyalty to our ancestral Asian countries.
When you read about the Japanese units in Europe during WWII who fought for America despite their family and communities being sent to Internment Camps or Russians who fought for Russia/Soviet Union and Stalin despite being unfairly imprisoned and tortured by the Soviet it shows that in the course of human history there's rarely morally clear lines. I know when I read about the US actions during the Korean War or the Vietnam War and other stuff I feel a deep abiding anger towards this country however I just don't think taking China's side is the answer either since they've shown with their Asian neighbors that if they had total power they'd behave no differently than America.